Children Bill 2010 - Why all parents should be concerned

Sunday, 21 March 2010 16:24
Tristram C. Llewellyn Jones

Introduction

The Children Bill 2010 introduces a very controversial and prying children policy from England which aims to track the upbringing of every child in the Isle of Man. The policy is called 'Every Child Matters" and only exists in England. Jersey, Guernsey, Wales, Ulster and Scotland have not adopted this policy.

Six month reprieve for reciprocal health agreement

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 17:45
PAG

The ending of the reciprocal health agreement with the UK will be postponed for six months. We don't have full details yet but a 'new' reciprocal health agreement would come in on April 1 for a trial period of six months.

Legislative Council election results

Monday, 15 March 2010 19:55
PAG

Phil Braidwood, Alex Downie and Dudley Butt were elected to the Legislative Council today. Mr Braidwood's election will cause a by-election in Douglas East, Downie and Butt re-elected to their previous position.

In an echo of previous Legco election farces - and despite the new procedure allowing ten attempts on the day to get a majority - there remains a vacancy.

Neither of the two remaining candidates - Crowe and Waft - were able to gain a majority of thirteen MHK's in order to retain their place within Legco. At the last count the voting was Crowe 11, Waft 7.

The House of Keys was thus adjourned and seeking fresh nominations for LegCo candidates by April 15 with a further election to take place two weeks later.

Tuesdays motion on RHA from David Cannan

Saturday, 13 March 2010 12:24
PAG

?The Hon Member for Michael (Mr Cannan) to move:

Matter of Urgent Public Importance

That Tynwald requests and require the Chief Minister and Government of the Isle of Man to defer implementation of the closure of its obligations under the Reciprocal Health Agreement for a maximum of six months to allow negotiations with the next United Kingdom Government, and in that period the Isle of Man Government to fund Manx residents receiving NHS treatment in the UK and UK residents visiting the Isle of Man; and further as a contingency, to develop a travel levy scheme for universal insurance.